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GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) Anti-corruption crusader Bernardo Arevalo took office as Guatemalas president early on Monday after a chaotic inauguration caused by a last-minute attempt by opposition lawmakers to weaken his authority. After a delay of nearly nine hours, the newly sworn-in president and Vice President Karin Herrera made their first appearance at the National Palace of Culture to greet a crowd that had assembled at the capitals Plaza de la Constitucion. In a speech, Arevalo pledged to Guatemalas indigenous peoples not to leave you behind and vowed no more discrimination, no mo